Starting on Wednesday, there's going to be one less option for getting across Lake Champlain. One ferry route will close down. That will free up a boat for the new service that started at the site of the old Champlain Bridge.

Temporary ferry service across Lake Champlain near the site of a demolished bridge is set to begin today.

A new, temporary ferry service near the site of the demolished Lake Champlain Bridge will begin operating in the next few days. New York Governor David Paterson and Vermont Transportation Secretary David Dill will make the announcement this afternoon on the New York side of the lake.

A new Lake Champlain ferry that will link Vermont and New York near the site of a now-demolished bridge should be carrying passengers by the end of the month.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and New York Governor David Paterson announced that a design for the new Champlain Bridge has been chosen.

Vermonters and New Yorkers will get a chance to view six possible designs for a new Lake Champlain Bridge linking their two states.

Now that much of the 80-year-old Champlain Bridge is at the bottom of Lake Champlain, many are wondering what to do to commemorate the span.

The 80-year-old Champlain Bridge connecting West Addison Vermont, and Crown Point, New York, was brought down by controlled explosions this morning.

Public viewing areas will be set up in New York and Vermont for the demolition Wednesday of the Lake Champlain Bridge.

VPR's Coverage of the Crown Point Bridge.

These were some of the voices in the week's news.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation says the Crown Point Bridge could be dropped into Lake Champlain with explosives next week.

The Ticonderoga Ferry remains closed this morning due to ice forming on southern Lake Champlain. The ferry shut down service yesterday afternoon. The company says they worked through the night to get the ferry running again, and they hope to re-open soon.

An advisory committee has recommended a last-minute design as the replacement for the closed Lake Champlain Bridge, set to be demolished in the coming weeks.

Six designs for a replacement of the closed Crown Point Bridge were unveiled at a series of public meetings in Ticonderoga this weekend. The bridge was closed in October due to concerns over safety.  

These were some of the voices in this week's news.

Plans are moving forward for the demolition of the Crown Point Bridge. Vermont and New York transportation officials say they've selected an explosives contractor from Idaho for a controlled demolition.

The New York Department of Transportation will show people five possible designs for a new bridge across Lake Champlain that will link Crown Point, New York and West Addison, Vermont.

Ever since the state announced that the Crown Point Bridge would have to come down,  people have wondered what the new bridge will look like. They'll get their first glimpse at potential designs Saturday.